On the 03:25 UTC pass on January 26, 2018, AMSAT Vice President Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY,…
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PicSat Requests Ham Radio Assistance to Capture/Upload Telemetry
The CubeSat PicSat carrying an amateur radio FM transponder was launched on the same PSLV-C40 flight…
Zhou Enlai student satellite to launch
The 2U CubeSat Zhou Enlai 周恩来 developed with primary and middle school students is expected to…
AO-73 / FUNcube-1 Illumination – Update January 15, 2018
The time when AO-73 enters continuous sunlight, for the first time, is fast approaching. Current estimates…
Ham radio CubeSat launch success
CubeSats carrying amateur radio payloads were among the 31 satellites successfully launched on January 12 at…
PicSat to launch Friday
The PicSat 3U CubeSat carrying an amateur radio 145/435 MHz FM transponder is planned to launch…
BBC TV to show Michael Portillo moonbounce
The former MP for Enfield Southgate, Michael Portillo, used 5.6 GHz amateur radio to bounce a…
GEO Quarterly magazine available for download
The December PDF of the weather satellite magazine GEO Quarterly produced by the Group for Earth…
“NASA on the Air” ham radio events
NASA is known for communicating with astronauts on missions to space, but did you know regular…
AO-73 / FUNcube-1 spin period and illumination
The attitude of AO-73 / FUNcube-1 is passively stabilised using the traditional magnet and two hysteresis…